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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Fewer than half
"Fewer than half the organisations thought the reporting requirement will make a difference." (The Guardian.)
Does "fewer than half" mean "less than half" in the above?
(I've understood that the majority of the organisations thought the reporting requirement will not make a difference.)
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anonymous Does "fewer than half" mean "less than half" in the above? Yes. Many careful writers still use 'few' for countable nouns and 'less' for uncountable nouns.
- anonymous Does "fewer than half" mean "less than half" in the above?
- Yes.
- Many careful writers still use 'few' for countable nouns and 'less' for uncountable nouns.
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anonymousDoes "fewer than half" mean "less than half" in the above?
Yes. Many careful writers still use 'few' for countable nouns and 'less' for uncountable nouns.
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